Wall protector



N. SILBERMAN 2,563,078

WALL PROTECTOR Filed March 22, 1949 Aug. 7, 1951 E l: E JNVENToR.

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Patented Aug. 7, y1951 UNITEDv STATES PA `OFFICE'.

WALL rnofrnc'roa Nelson Silberman, Chester, Pa. 'Application March 22, i949, serial No. 82,831

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to Wall protectors, and

incre particularly to a wall protector mountable on a coolstove to protect the Wall adjacent the stove from moisture, grease and other damage resulting from use of the stove., K l

l Itis among the objects ofthe invention to provide a foldable protector which will support itself in operative position on a coolrstove, or may be supported by suitable brackets attached to the stove, which is of extremely lightweight, covers a sufficient area to fully protect the wall and is foldable into a compact arrangement for storage, and which is simple and durable in construction, extremely economical to manufacture, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claim in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic, perspective view oi a fragmentary portion of a cookstove showing, in front elevation, a wall protector illustrative of the invention operatively mounted on the cookstove;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the wall protector;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-section of the wall protector on the line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an elevation of the wall protector in a fully-extended condition; and

Figure 5 is an elevation of the Wall protector in folded condition.

With continued reference to the drawing, the wall protector comprises a rectangular, fiat center plate I which is preferably substantially square in shape, two side wings II and I2 extending along respectively opposite edges of the center plate ID, and a top Wing I3 extending along one edge of the center plate I0 between the two side wings II and I2. Hinges I4 connect the side Wings II and I2 to the center plate IB for swinging movement of the side wings relative to the center plate, these hinges being so arranged that the side wings may be folded in one direction to a position overlying and close to the back surface of the center plate Ill, as indicated in broken lines in Figure 4, and illustrated in full lines in Figure 5, and will support the side wings in a different position at a common obtuse angle to the center plate I0, as is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Hinges I connect the top wing I3 to the center plate I0, and are so arranged as to permit folding of the top wing relative to the center plate to a position in which the top wing overlies and is in contact with the center plate, and to a different position in which the top wing is supported at an obtuse angle to the center plate. When the device is folded, the top wing I3 may nrst be folded down into contact with the back surface of the center plate, and the side wings Il and I 2 then folded over the top wing I3 to overlie respective areas of the back portion of the center plate and `contacting the top wing. f

Jhen'* the device is set up for operation, -the side wings and the top Wing are brought to a position in which they are supported by their respective hinges at obtuse angles to the center plate and extend divergingly outward from the front surface of the center plate, as is clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. When in this condition, the protector will stand upright on any substantial level surface, such as the top of the cookstove I6.

The center plate I0 has a width substantially equal to the width of the burner portion of a conventional gas or electric cookstove, and a height approximately the same as its width, a width of 20-inches and a height of l-inches having been found to provide a protector of convenient and effective size.

With the above-noted size of the center plate, it has been found convenient to use side wings having a width of approximately 9-inches, and a height of 20-inches, and a top wing having a length of 2li-inches, and a width of 8-or-9-inches. The center plate has, in its bottom edge, that is, the edge opposite that to which the top wing I3 is connected, a rectangular notch I'I to nt over the oven vent of the cookstove, so that gases from the oven will flow to the front side of the protector and be deflected outwardly away from the wall at the back of the stove.

The center plate IIl, the two side wings II and I2, and the top wing I3 are all of laminated construction, and preferably formed of fire-resisting, and heat-insulating materials. A construction utilizing pieces of asbestos boa-rd, as indicated at I8 in Figure 3, with a covering of sheet aluminum, as indicated at 2Q, has been found to provide highly satisfactory results, the aluminum pieces being beaded at their edges over the corresponding asbestos board pieces to rmly unite the sheet aluminum to the asbestos board to form the various components of the protector. Obviously, other materials may be used, but it is highly desirable that the sheet metal covering be of some material which is easy to keep clean, such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper, et cetera. The hinges I4 and l5 may be conveniently secured to the center plate and wing portions of the protector by suitable rivets 2| extending through the hinges and through the material of the protector.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claim are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

A wall protector comprising a rectangular center plate adapted for vertical disposition on a stove, rectangular side wings disposed one along each side edge of said center plate, hinges connecting said side wings to said center plate for movement of said side wings relative to said center plate between a folded position in which they are` superposed on one side of said center plate and an extended position in which they extend outwardly from the other side of said center plate, a top Wing disposed along the top edge of said center plate, and hinges connecting said top wing to said center plate for movement between a folded position in which it is superposed at said one side of the center plate and a position in which it inclines upwardly from the top edge of the center plate and outwardly from said other side of the latter, the last mentioned hinges sup porting said top wing in the inclined position on the center plate, said center plate having in the edge thereof opposite said top wing a notch for receiving the oven vent of a. stove, and said side wings extending above the top edge of said center plate to contact with the end edges of said top wing when the latter is in said inclined position.

NELSON SILBERMAN.

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